Isa 9:1-21

1*9:1 Verse 9:1 is numbered 8:23 in Hebrew text. Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.

2*9:2a Verses 9:2-21 are numbered 9:1-20 in Hebrew text. The people who walk in darkness

will see a great light.

For those who live in a land of deep darkness,*9:2b Greek version reads a land where death casts its shadow. Compare Matt 4:16.